Evaluation of repatriation parameters: Does medical history matter?

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Greuters, Sjoerd ^a   Christiaans, Herman M T ^a   Veenings, Bart ^a   Loer, Stephan A ^a   Boer, Christa ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGED; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRCRAFT; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NETHERLANDS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58449083625     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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